Australian Senator arrives at Parliament dressed as a beer bottle
Thursday, March 13, 2008 Family First Senator Steve Fielding arrived at Parliament today, dressed as a beer bottle to raise awareness of a bill he intends to move in the Senate today. Senator Fielding will introduce a bill to establish a nationwide refund scheme for bottles and cans. A similar scheme has operated in South Australia since 1977. Family First wants a rebate of 10 cents per container, while the Australian Greens want 20 cents. Speaking to reporters outside parliament dressed as a beer bottle, the Senator said the legislation would reduce litter by 25 per cent. “There’s a message in this bottle.” “I am no longer trash, I’m cash.” “We should get the litter off the streets and off the creeks and into recycling – that’s good for the environment and good for the community” “It’s a win-win and I can’t understand why nationally we don’t have a scheme,”…
3 Pieces Of Swimming Equipments And Accessories, You Need For Your Next Triathlon
More On This Topic: Buy Music Keyboard Australia byadmin Completing a triathlon is a huge accomplishment. It is a physically grueling test that requires hours of training. You can upgrade your training equipment or performance equipment for better swim times. If you are looking for new Swimming Equipments and Accessories, here are some new pieces of equipment you should consider. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPTXpzB4ixE[/youtube] Aqua Skull CapAn aqua skull cap is similar to a speedo cap in the way that they both cut back on resistance in the water. This allows for quicker swimming times, as well as protecting your head from the water. A new piece of equipment to look into is a thermal skull cap. This cap has wool embedded in it to keep your head warm, thus becoming invaluable for swimmers in colder climates. Water Resistant Mp3 PlayerMost athletes use music to motivate them, or to help them keep to…
Hiker missing from US state of Utah wilderness found in Australia
Tuesday, August 23, 2005 A man missing from a camping ground in southern Utah in the Western US since July 30 was found in Australia. His automobile was found in a campground of Dixie National Forest with a note that he would be back in a few hours. An extensive search and rescue operation was conducted to try to locate this hiker by the Washington County Sheriff’s Office in Utah. Investigators in the Sheriff’s Office were able to track him down to Cairns, Queensland. Apparently before he was “missing”, he bought a one-way ticket to Australia. Bryan Butas, the missing hiker, apparently had been under a great deal of stress and “got sick of it all”, according to a telephone interview by the Associated Press. Butas has been charged with insurance fraud, a second-degree felony, by Washington County Attorney Brock Belnap. This was because Butas plotted to obtain a $250,000…
Dell delays filing of financials as accounting investigation continues
Friday, March 30, 2007 Dell Inc., a global leader in computer hardware manufacturing and sales, announced yesterday that it will delay filing of its annual performance report, the Form 10-K, required for compliance with U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Nasdaq listing rules. In a press release, Dell explained that an audit committee of the company’s board of directors is carrying out an investigation into accounting and financial reporting issues. The company stated that it would delay filing of the 10-K since the investigation had not been completed. The internal investigation has found evidence of accounting errors, misconduct, and deficiencies in areas of financial control. The chairman of Dell’s audit committee, Thomas Luce III, indicated that the delay in filing would extend past the April 3, 2007 deadline as well as an April 18, 2007 extension date. “As we move toward the conclusion of our investigation, we are committing…
Importing From China? 3 Things To Watch
More On This Topic: Behaviour Change Communications Sydney Submitted by: Rose Lee China has been in the news lot lately with economists remarking on its rampant growth, calling it “the factory of the world”. However, it hasn’t all been positive press and some coverage of product safety and quality concerns, and the questionable integrity of some Chinese manufacture and trading firms, have left an image in some buyers’ minds of a place where nothing is safe and nobody can be trusted. So are all the criticisms true? We decided to look at the three most common myths of buying products from China and see how valid they were. 1. “Chinese products are unsafe.” This is a long-held belief that has been brought to the forefront of people’s minds again by several high-profile cases in the US. Mattel enacted a massive toy recall in August 2007 because the toys had been…
Australia’s Old Parliament House becomes heritage listed
Wednesday, June 21, 2006 Australian Prime Minister John Howard announced on Tuesday that Old Parliament House in Canberra has been heritage listed. It is the 31st entry on the National Heritage List. The listing acknowledges the role the building has in shaping Australia’s culture and protects it from being modified in any way which could affect its historic value. Old Parliament House served as the home of Australia’s parliament from 1927 until 1988, when it was relocated to the present parliament house. From 1901-1927, parliament met in Melbourne in the Victorian Parliament House (the state parliament was relocated for 26 years). Before being known as Old Parliament House, the building was known as Provisional Parliament House – as it was intended to be used for 50 years before a permanent building could be built. In the 61 years the building was used as the seat of parliament, the government changed…
Looted, possibly contaminated body parts transplanted into USA, Canadian patients
Monday, March 20, 2006 Fears of contaminated bone and skin grafts are being felt by unsuspecting patients following the revelation that funeral homes may have been looting corpses. Janet Evans of Marion Ohio was told by her surgeon, “The bone grafts you got might have been contaminated”. She reacted with shock, “I was flabbergasted because I didn’t even know what he was talking about. I didn’t know I got a bone graft until I got this call. I just thought they put in screws and rods.” The body of Alistair Cooke, the former host of “Masterpiece Theatre,” was supposedly looted along with more than 1,000 others, according to two law enforcement officials close to the case. The tissue taken was typically skin, bone and tendon, which was then sold for use in procedures such as dental implants and hip replacements. According to authorities, millions of dollars were made by selling…
Toyota, Tesla to develop electric SUV
Saturday, July 17, 2010 Toyota Motor Company announced they have formalized an agreement to develop an electric version of the RAV4 SUV with Tesla Motors. In May 2010, Akio Toyoda and Elon Musk, leaders of Toyota and Tesla, respectively, announced they would work together on electric vehicles. The agreement formalizes this announcement and would allow Tesla to work with Toyota at an automobile production plant in California. The plant will open 2011, when Tesla reopens it after it bought the Fremont, California plant. The plant was previously used by Toyota and General Motors, but was shut down when Toyota said it would not produce cars in California. Tesla currently produces only a single model, the US$109,000 Roadster, although it is currently designing a second model, the Model S, which will be produced at the Fremont factory. Analysts supported the move; John Boesel, CEO of a green-transportation trade group, said that…
Samsung Galaxy Y S5360/Young Remarkable Features At An Affordable Price
More On This Topic: Rfid Logistics Samsung carries on bring about the range of touch-screen smartphones that is the Samsung Galaxy Y (Young/S5360). At the first glimpse, this smartphone possesses the overall style and structure of Galaxy family. The corporation stated that this smartphone is particularly targeted to younger users or to folks that don’t possess enough money to purchase the more sophisticated phone for instance Galaxy S2 or Galaxy Note. Listed here are the comprehensive specs of the handset for the consideration and recommendations before you decide to purchase it or simply for your knowledge. System The Samsung Galaxy Y runs on quad-band GSM networks (850/900/1800/1900MHz), EDGE (900/2100MHz), as well as 3G Band. For the data access, this phone supplies high speed 3G data access through the HSDPA network with the highest speed as much as 7.2 megabytes per second. It incredibly runs the newest Google’s operating system namely…
On the campaign trail in the USA, June 2020
Saturday, July 25, 2020 The following is the second edition of a monthly series chronicling the 2020 United States presidential election. It features original material compiled throughout the previous month after an overview of the month’s biggest stories. This month’s spotlight on the campaign trail includes interviews with the vice presidential nominees of the Prohibition Party, Reform Party, and the Life and Liberty Party. Contents 1 Summary 2 Spotlight 2.1 Billy Joe Parker (Prohibition Party) 2.2 Darcy Richardson (Reform Party) 2.3 Tiara Lusk (Life and Liberty Party) 3 Related articles 4 Sources Retrieved from “https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=On_the_campaign_trail_in_the_USA,_June_2020&oldid=4598683”